Straight-knitting machine.



Patented nec. la, |900` H. A. HousEMAN.

STRAIGHT KNlTTlNG MACHINE. (No Modelv.)

(Application led Mar. 13, 1900.|

9 Sheets-Shee l,

' WITNESSES TH: NoRms Panis co.. mom-umu. wAsHwGToN. u4 c Patented Dec. I8, |900.

H. A. HousEMAN. STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHINE.

(No Model.)

(Application led Mar. 13, 1900.1

9 Sheets-Sheet 2.

/N VEN Tio@ w/rNEssEs WMA', Wmv/7 A WOHNEN NU- 553,900- Patentd Dec. I8, |900.

H. A. HUUSEMAN.

STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHINE.

Application led Mar. 13, 1900.| (No Model.) i 9 Sheets-Sheet 3.

wz Ncmms Pneus co. pHoro-mwa wAsmoroN. D. c.

Patented Dec. I8', |900.Y

A. HousEMAN.y STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHINE.

(Application Med Mar. 13, 1906.

` V9 ,Sheets-sheet 4,

(No Nudel.)

No. 663,900. Patented Dec. I8. |900.

H. A. HousEMAN. 1 A

STRAIGHT KNITTLNG MACHINE.

(Application me@ mr. ia, 1900.

/No Model.) 9 Sheets--Shaet 5,.

u w/TNESSES; /N VEA/70H 1H: Nonms Firms co., PHcToYuTHo. WASHINGTON. D, c.

0. 0 olv m. m e D d e t n e t a P N. A M E S u 0 H A H. 0. o gli 3 6 6 0. N

4STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHINE.

(Application led Mar. 13, 190.1

9 Sheets-Sheet 6,

(No Nudel.)

i /NvEA/rof t my ad# W/ TNE SSE S d?. MMM fw# TH: wings PETERS co.. PHoraLvTHu., wAsnmnTnN. D. c.

Patented Dec. 18, l9`00. H. A. HOUSEMAN.

STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHINE. (Appliction med Har. 13, 1900.1 f llo Model.)

No. 663,900. Patented Dec. I8, |900. H. A. HUUSEMAN.

STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHINE. Aplicmon ma mr. 1a, 1900. `(No Modal.)

4 M d I x (Applicacimmed Mar. 1a, 1900. (N0 o e.

No. 603,900. Patented nec. la, |000.

j H. A. HousEmAN. j

STRAIGHT KNITTING MACHIN.

9 Sheets-Sheet 9.

fa-"57.15. Q

W/TNESSES /lv VEN To@ a). MM" y .4. ma

A lUNifrEN ATNP `Ptrtrif.

EARRY A. IIQUSEMAN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIeNoR To 1 THE STANDARD MACHINE COMPANY, on PENNSYLVANIA.

STRAIGHTKNITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,900, dated December 18, 1900- Applcatidn tiled March 13, 190C. Serial No. 8,427. (No model.;

To all whom t maf/y concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. HoUsEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, `and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Straight-KnittingMachines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to straight-knitting machines, and more particularly to machines for knitting fashioned tubular goods.

It consists in novel means for dictating what needles are to be thrown into or ont of operation at each round of knitting, so as to produce the fashioned fabric and for throwing said needles into and out of operation; in novel means for dictating and actuating the needles of each bank that are'to be thrown into action to knit with the needles of the opposite bank for the purpose of Amaking the cross-stitching to close up the holes that would otherwise be formed by the throwing in and out successively of the fashioningneedles to produce the fashioned fabric; in novel means for throwing into action and actuating the needle controlling and actuating mechanism; in a special construction of longitudinally movable and rotatable rolls for dictating the needlesto be thrown into and out of operation and the order in which they are to be thrown into and out of operation and for actuating them accordingly; in a novel arrangement of cam and cam-plates for imparting to said rolls their desired movement of rotation and for actuating mechanism to shift said rolls longitudinally; in novel mechanism directly acting upon the rolls to shift them longitudinally; in novel means for throwing into operation and actuating said cam and cam-plates; in novel means for throwing the roll-shifting mechanism out of operation and for shifting the rolls back to their initial position when the desired length of fabric has been knit; in a Special knitting device for holding the rolls from being shifted to their initial position after the mechanism for shifting the rolls forwardly has been disengaged and until the rollshave com- Vrolls for the front bank of needles.

` pleted` a definite movement of rotation; in a into position to be actuated; in novel mechanism directly controlled by the pattern mechanism 'for holding out of action and throwing into action said pawl-and-ratchet mechanism; in a novel pattern mechanism, a novel construction of pattern-drum, and novel actuating mechanism therefor; in a special construct-ion of pattern-drum, and in various novel combinations of mechanism and novel constructions and arrangements of particular parts, all of which is hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a partial end View. Fig is a detail section on the line 5 of Fig. 4, showing pattern-rolls and actuating mechanism therefor. Fig. 6 isa section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a diagram of the cam for operating the needle-lever-controlling rolls.V Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the needle-lever-controlling rolls, a needle, and a portion of the needle-bed. Fig. 9 is a diagram of the needle-lever-controlling Fig. 10 is a diagram of the needle-lever-controlling rolls for the rear bank of needles. Fig. l1 is a side elevation of the pattern-cylinder and its controlling mechanism. Fig. 12 is a detail section ou the line 12 12 of Fig. 3. Fig. 13 is an inverted plan of one of the needlecams. Figs. 14 and 14a are sections through the same on the line 14. Fig. 15 is a detail view of the slide-locking device. Fig. 16 is a plan view of a modified form of one of the cam-plates and the knitting-cam, Showing the cams as they are when knitting with a full bank of needles. Fig. 17 is a plan view of the same when'one needle of the bank is knitting with the needles of the other bank. Fig. 18 is a section on line 18 18, Fig. 17.

1 is the main driving-shaft, and 2 the crankshaft driven thereby through the medium of the bevel-gears.

3 is the crank,`and 4the rockinglever, which is connected to crank 3 by means of connecting-rod 5. The rocking lever 4 is connected IOO at one end to the shaft 6 and at the other end to the cross-head 7, which reciprocates on the rods 8.

9 and 10 are the knitting-cam plates, which are connected to the crossehead 7 by means of the links 11.

12 and 13 are the needles. The needles l2 l are the regular needles used on every round of knitting, and 13 are thefashioning-needles. The needles 13 are raised into and outot aline-- ment with the knitting-cams by means of the pivoted needle-levers 14. The needle-levers of the front bank are controlled by the rolls l5 and 16, while the needle-levers ofthe rear bank are controlled by the rolls 17 and 18. These two pairs ot' rolls have a longitudinal movement and arotary movement,t he longitudinal movement setting the rolls to control additional fashioning-needles one at a time and the rotation of the rolls dictating the fashioning-needles to be thrown into andont of action at each reciprocation in order to make the cross-stitching to close np the hole produced bythe throwing in of an additional needle, the operation broadly being the same as that described in the specification of Bra'nk Wilcomb, Serial No. 712,976, tiled April 14, 1899. The construction of these rolls, their operation, and the method by which they control the fashioning-needle levers will first be described and afterward the actuating mechanism for imparting to the rolls the described move ments.

Referring now to Figs. 8, 9, and 10, 15 is the lower roll, and 16 the upper roll, of the pair of rolls for controllingthe front bank of fashioning-needles, and 17 is the lower roll, and 18 the upper roll, of the pair of rolls for controlling the rear bank of fashioning-needles. The roll 15 is provided with six projections a' d2 a3 d4 0.5 d6, extending longitudinally on its periphery and of varying length, while the roll 16 has live projections e111 C012 @L14 L15 e111' of the same character. These projections impart to the needle-levers the necessary pivoted movement to bring them into and out ot' ali-nement with the needle-cam. The two rolls rotate in unison in opposite directions, so that projections a', for example, will always aline with projections tt,'each of these projections, however, registering with the cut-away portion of the otherprojection-that is, each projection of each roll with thecu t-away portion of the other roll which is in alinement with the correspondingprojection of that other roll. In this way projections d2 aline with projection w12, a4 with @11, a5 with a1, and a6 with @16. The projection @L15 of upper roll 16 is higher than the otherr projections in order to tilt the single needle-levers which at any one time it` per roll, of the pair of rolls for controlling the rear bank of fashioning-needles.

The roll 17 caeoo is provided with six projections b 21253 b4 b5 b and the roll 18 with five projections Z911 Z913 b1* Z915 1916, these projections being of the same character as those upon the rolls 15 and .16, the projection 514 being higher than the other projections. Theprojection b in the rotation of the rolls alines with projection Z911, b3 with 513,194 with 611,195 with Z215, and b6 with 516, in the saine manner as on the pair of rolls 15 and 16. I shall now describe the operation of these rolls and the way in which they act to throw in and out additional fashioning-needles, as desired. I shall describe the way in which these fashioningneedles are actuated' by the specific rolls illustrated, although it will be understood that these needles may be actuated in any other predetermined way by a diit'erent form and arrangementA of projections on the rolls.

Assuming the rolls to bein the position shown in Figs. 8, 9, and 1 0, the projections du and Z911v have thrown four of the needles of each bank into action, while the projections d and b are holding four of the needles of each bank ont of action. The thread-carrier and the knitting-cams now travel from right to left, knitting on the rear bankot' needles. At the end of this throw the rolls are rotated a one-sixth turn, so that projections d2 and L12 are in contact with the needle-levers of the front bank and projection b2 is in contact with the needle-levers of the rear bank. This described rotation ofthe rolls 15 and 16 will throw the needle-lever marked b, Fig. 9, out of action, and rolls 17 and 18 will throw that is, throw all of the fashioning-needles on-a'comrnon level-so as to permit of the subsequentlongitudinal shiftingof the rolls. The thread now travels from left to right, knittingon the front bank of needles, and the rolls controlling the rear bank of needles are shifted longitudinally inthe direction of the arrow a distance equal to the distance between needles. Both pail-slof rolls are now rotated another one-sixthl turn, bringing projection a3 in contact with the needle-levers ofthe front bank and projections b3 and Z213 in contact with the needle-levers of the rear bank. This described rotation of the rolls 15 and 16 will throw'all the needles of the front bank out of action-that is, throw all the fashioning-needles on a common levelso as to permit of the subsequent longitudinal shifting of the rolls, and the rolls 17 and 18 will throw needle-lever g into action and lever fout of action, Fig. 10. The threadcarrier now travels from right to left, knitting on the rear bank of needles, and the rolls controlling the front bank are shifted longitudinally in the direction of the arrow a distance equal to the distance between needies. Both pairs of rolls are now given another one-sixthturn, bringing projections 0.4 and L14 in contact with the needle-levers of the front bank and projections b4 and` 514. in contact with the needle-levers of the rear IOO 'all the needles of the rear bank out of action- IIO IZO

bank. This will keep needle-lever a in action and keep needle-levert) out of action and will throw needle-lever fof the rear bank into action, so as to cross the thread from the front bank of needles to the rear bank and so that the corresponding needle will knit with the front bank of. needles. The threadcairier now travels from left to right, knitting on the front bank of needles and needle f of the rear bank. Both pairs of rolls are now given another one-sixth turn, bringing` projections d and L15 in contact with the needle-levers of the front bank and projections b5 and Z915 in contact with the needle-levers of the rear bank. This will throw needle-leverfout of action and needle-lever e into action and will throw needle-lever c of the front bank into action, so as to cross the thread from the rear bank to the front bank and so that the corresponding needle will knit with the rear bank of needles. 'lhe thread -carrier now travels from right to left, knitting on the rear bank and needle c of the front bank. Both pairs of rolls are now given another one-sixth turn, bringing the projections @Gand a16 in contact with the needle-levers of the rear bank. This will maintain in action needlelever c of the front bank. The thread-carrier now travels from left to right, knitting on the front bank. The pairs are now given another one-sixth turn, returning all the rolls to their initial position. So long as the rolls are held in this position five needles, including needle c of the front bank, and five needles,including needle gof the rear bank, will be in action. Then another needle is to be thrown into action, the rolls will be again rotated and shifted longitudinally one point as before described.

I shall now describe the mechanism for actuating the rolls.

The rolls are journaled in a frame or slide 20, each of the rolls and 17 being directly actuated and geared, respectively, to the rolls 16 and 18. I shall describe only the mechanism for operating roll 15, it being understood that the mechanism for actuating roll 17 is a duplicate of that for operating roll 15.

22 is a cam having three projections and secured to the sleeve 23, journaled in a bearing 24.

25 is a spline working in a groove in the sleeve 23, so as to connect the shaft of roll 15 with sleeve 23, so that the shaft will rotate with the sleeve, but may move longitudinally independent of the sleeve.

26 represent two cam-plates beveled on one side, secured to the cross-head 27,which is reciprocated on the rods At one throw of the cross-head the beveled portion of upper calnplate 26 is thrown into engagement with one of the projections of cam 22, giving the sleeve and roll 15 a one-sixth turn, and on the return throw of the cross-head the beveled portion of lower cam-plate 6 is thrown into engagement with the next succeeding projection of cam 22, giving the sleeve and roll 15 another one-sixth turn. The cam is prevented from turning more than one-sixth turn at each engagement of a cam-plate by reason of the engagement of the non-beveled side of the cam-plate with the projection immediately behind the one engaged by the beveled side, and during the withdrawal of either camplate the cani is held from further advanced rotation by the continuous engagement of the non-beveled side of the cam-plate with the cani, such cam-plate being timed to wholly disengage itself from the cam only when the beveled portion of the other cam-plate has moved into position to engage and advance the cam another step. This cross-head actuates the roll 17 by means of a duplicate set of cam-plates, cams, &c. I will now describe the mechanism foroperatingthe cross-head 27.

The cross-head 27 is connected to one end of the rod 30. To the other end of the rod are secured two adjustable stops or projections 31 and 32.

is a lug connected to the lower end of the cross-head 7.

When it is desired to operate the crosshead 27, (for the purpose of actuating the rolls to add additional needles,as before described,) the rod 30 is elevated, so as to bring the lugs 31 and 32 into alinement with the lug 33 on the constantly-reciprocating cross-head 7 at aV time in the operation of the cross-head when the lug 33 is between the lugs 31 and 32, and in moving from right to left the lug 33 will strike the lug 31, moving the rod 30 and crosshead 27 from right to left, (thus giving the roll a one-sixth turn, as before described.) On the return throw of cross-head 7 the lug will strike lug 32, moving the rod 30 and cross-head 27 from left to right, (thus giving the rolls another one-sixth turn, as before described.) rlhe reciprocation ofcross-head will `reciprocate cross-head 27 until the rod 30 is lowered to its normal position.

I will now describe the mechanism for shifting the rolls l5 and 1t longitudinally at one point in the complete rotation of the rolls, as before described.

Secured tothe sleeve 23 is the cam 314. Sliding on the sleeve 23 and between the projection 35 on the bearing 24 is the bar 36, having the roller 37. The bar 36is connected to one arm of the bell-crank 38, the other arm of this bell-crank carrying the pawl 3j), working in the rack on the slide 20. By referring to Figs. 5 and 6 it will be understood that when the raised part 34' strikes the roller 37 it will depress bar 36, turn bell-crank 38, and cause pawl 3f) to advance the slide 2O the distance of one tooth.

l is a spring for returning the bell-crank 38 and bar 3G to normal position, bringing the pawl 3i) back to engage the next tooth.

l2 is a retaining-paid.

The mechanism for shifting longitudinally rolls 17 and 18 is a duplicate of that just described for shifting rolls l5 and 16.

After all the fashioning-needles have been ICO lIO

thrown into action and the required length of wide fabric has been knit and it is desired to throw all the fashioning-needles out of action, so as to start on the narrow goods, I provide the following mechanism for returning the rolls to their initial position: On the shaft of rolls 15 is the cam 43, having the cutaway portion 44. Pivoted to the frame ofthe machine is the lever 45. After all the fashioni'ug-needles have been thrown into action and the roll 15 has moved to the extreme right (see Figs. 2 and 3l the cam 43 will have passed beyond the lever 45. It should be stated at this point4 that cam 43 in its forward movement has been enabled to pass beyond lever 45 by reason of an inclined surface 46 on the lever45. (See Fig. 15.) When, however, the cam 43 has passed beyond lever 45, it will be engaged by the lever 45 and the slide will be prevented from returning until the cam has been rotated, so that the cut-away portion 44 thereof will aline with lever 45. To return the slide, the pawls 39 and 42 are disengaged from the rack 40 by means of pins 47 and 48 on bar 49, (see Fig. 5,) whereupon the spring returns the slide to its initial position as soon as the rolls 15.and 16 and cam 43 have been rotated, so that the cut-away portion 44 of the camalines with lever 45. The slide carrying rolls 17 and 18 is returned to its initial position by mechanism like that just described for returning the slide carrying rolls 15 and 16.

I will now describe the mechanism for lifting the rod 30.v

5l is a cam on a sleeve 52 on the shaft 53. This cam has a concentric portion and a cutaway portion, the rod 30 resting on the cutaway portion when no additional fashioningneedles are being thrown into action. This sleeve also carries Vthe four-toothed ratchet 54, the top of tooth being concentric with the bottom of each of the other teeth.

56 is a pawl having the lug 57 and pivoted to the bell-crank 58, connected by means of the link 59 with the rocking lever 4.

60 is a pivoted guard-lever the upturned end of which is very slightly higher than the top of tooth 55. The pawll 56 being positively connected with the rocking lever 4 is being constantly reciprocated; but so long as the end of guard-lever 60 is elevated the pawl cannot engage the tooth 55 and the cam remains stationary. When it is desired to raise the rod 30 to actuate the mechanism to throw in an additional fashioning-needle, as before described, the guard-lever 60 is caused to be dropped by the patternniechanisunto be hereinafter described, permitting the pawl 56 to engage the tooth 55, turning the cam a quarter-tu rn, elevating the rod 30, and bringing the lugs 3l and 32 in alinement withthe lug 33, as before described. This turning of the cam and lifting of rod 30 is timed to occur as the thread-carrier moves from right to left, and just before the cam has completed its first quarter-turn the lug 33 strikes lug 31, giving the needle-lever-controlling rolls their first one-siXth turn. Just before the pawl has retreated to engage the next tooth of the series lug 33 strikes lug 32, giving the needle-levercontrolling rolls their second one-sixth turn. The rolls are thus given a complete rotation bythe pawl56 en gagingsuccessive teeth of the ratchet. If it is desired that the rolls should rotate but once, the guard-lever 60 will have elevated immediately after the ratchet has been given its first quarter-turn, so that it will b'e in a position to render the pawl ineffective after it has engaged the other three teeth of the ratchet 54, and thereby held therod 30 in its elevated position a sufcient time to give the rolls a com plete rotation.

The pattern mechanism for lowering and raising the guard-lever 60 will now be described.

61 is arockinglever on the shaft 62. Connected to .one end of this rocking lever and to a crank 63 on the shaft 6 is alink 64, thereby giving to the rocking lever 61 a constantlyreciprocating motion.

65 is a rocking lever on the shaft 53, connected to the rockinglever 61 by means of the link 66, this rockingl lever being thereby also constantly reci procated.

67 is a pawl on the rocking lever 65, working in the'ratchet 68 on the shaft 53. Connected to this ratchet-wheel is a sprocketwheel 69, carrying the pattern-chain 70, having the lugs 71.

72 is the pattern-drum having the ratchet 73, having the alternate long and short teeth.

74 is a pawl on the rocking lever '61.

75 is a pawl on one arm of the bell-crank 76, the other arm being in line with the lugs -7l on the pattern-chain. The pawl 74 on the constantly-reciprocatin g rockiuglever 61 normally plays on one of the long teeth of the pattern-drum ratchet, the stroke not being sufficient to carry it beyond the long tooth. The pawl 75 is in engagement with the ratchet '73, but is normally inactive. Arranged on the side of the pattern-drum close to its periphery is a succession of pins 77, which normally hold the guard-lever 60 in its elevated position.

When it is desired to drop Ithe guard-lever 60 to throw into action the mechanism for adding an additional fashioning-needle, it is necessary to rotate the pattern-drum a sufiicient distance to allow the projection 29 on guard-lever 60 to drop back of the tooth upon which it has been resting. This is accomplished by the following operation of the mechanism just described: The bell-crank 76 is struck by one of the lugs 7l on the pattern-chain, rocking the bell-crank and advancing the pattern-drum by means of pawl 75 a sufficient distance to permit the pawl 74 in its next reciprocation to ride beyond and engage the long tooth upon which it has been playing, advancing the pattern-drum a dis- IOO IIO

tance suflicient to carry the pin 77 from under the projection 29, and permitting the guardlever G9 to drop. At the next reciprocation of the pawl 74 it engages a short tooth, shifting the pattern a snflicient distance to bring the next pin against and under the projection 29, lifting the guard-lever 60. The lever 60 remainsin its elevated position until the next lug on the pattern-chain strikes the bell-crank 76, thereby again causing'V the drum to rotate and the guard-lever 60 to be raised and lowered, as before. The guard-lever (30 is thus intermittently raised and lowered atperiods determined by the lugs on the pattern-chain until the projection 29 drops back of .the pin 77, lVhen projection drops back of pin 77, the turning of the pattern-d ru m by means of pawl 74 will not advance the druma sufticient distance to canse the next succeeding pin 77b to engage the projection 29. Until the next lug of the pattern-chain strikes the bell-crank 76 the guard-lever 60 will remain down, causing the rotation of the cam 51 to be repeated a predetermined number of times, thereby throwing in successively a predetermined number of additional fashioning-needles. Vhen this next lug on the patternchain strikes the bell-crank 76, the pawls 75 and 74 will be operated, as before described, thereby rotating the drum to bring the rst of the pins 77b Linder the projection 29, lifting the guard-lever 60, thereby stopping the cam 51 when it has completed its revolution. The guard -lever 60 is then intermittently raised and lowered at periods determined by the lugs on the pattern-chain until the projection 29 is raised by the first pin of the series of pins 77C. All the fashioning-needles have now been thrown into action. The pins 77C are sniticiently close together' to prevent the projection 29 from dropping,r between them, and there are justa sufcientnnmber of remaining lugs on the pattern-chain, arranged indiiferently, to rotate the drum until the projection 29 drops back of the lastpin of the series of pins 77C. From the time that the projection 29 has been raised by the first pin ofthe series of pins 77U until it has dropped back of the last pin of the series all of the fashioning-needles are retained in action.

l provide the following mechanism for shifting the pawl-releasing bar 49 in order to release the pawls 39 and 42 to permit the return of the roll-carrying slides 20, as before described. Just before the projection 29 drops back of the last pin of the series of pins 77c the cam projection 78 on the patterndrum engages the roller 79 on the crank SO. This crank is secured to the shaftSl, to which is secu red the levers 82, connected to the pawl-releasing bar 49. The engagement of cam projection 78 with roller 79 turns the crank 80, swingingr the lever 82 and shifting the bars 49. The needle-lever-controlling rolls are then shifted longitudinally to their original position by means of the spring 50, as before described, throwing all the fashioning-needles out of action. The knitting on one sectiontof tubular fabric is now completed and the knitting of the next section is at once commenced, the cam projections 78 at once passing beyond the roller 79 to permit the spring 83 to act to return the bar 49 to its original position, allowing the pawls 39 and 49 to rengage the slide 20. The regular needles l2 only are in action and the desired length of narrow fabric is knit, during which the pattern-drum is rotated by means of lugs inditferently arranged on the pattern-chain until the projection 29 drops back of the last pin of the series ot' pins 77d, the operation then proceeding as before described.

It will be understood that either the lugs on the pattern-chain or the pins on the pattern-drum may be arranged in various ways to dictate the knitting of dierent; styles of fashioned tubulargoods and that by virtue of the employment of a pattern-drum in addition to the pattern-chain a comparatively short pattern-chain may be employed.

knitting-cams 19 are secured to the portion 9a of the cam-plate 9. This portion fits in an orice in the plate 9 and can be tnoved toward and away from the needle-bed. In its movement toward the needle-bed it moves into alinement with the shanks of the needles and in its movement away from the needle-bed it is moved out of alinetnent with the needles, with the exception of the one which is elevated above the rest in order to knit with the opposite bank. This portion 9a of the cam-plate 9 is moved toward and away from the needle-bed by the following mechanism: Mounted on the top of the camplate in suitable guides is the slidahle bar 85, having the cam-slots 87. Projecting from the ends of the portion 9L of the cam-plate 9 are the lugs 88. Passing through these lugs 88 and the cam-slots 87 are the pins 89|. On the ends ofthe slidable bar 85 are the projec` tions 90, in alinement with the stops 91 in the frame of the machine. Therefore as the cam-plate 9 passes from right to left the portion 92L of the cam 9 and the knitting-cam 19 will be in the position shown in Figs. 13 and 14, knitting on the rear bank. As the projection 90 on the left hand of the bar 85 strikes its stop 91 after the cams have passed beyond the needle-bed, the rest of the movement of the cam-plate 9 will shift the bar 85 and elevate the portion 9a, carrying the knitting-cams ont of alinement of all the needles with the exception of the one which is elevated above the rest by means of the projection a or Z914. The bar now passes from left to right, (see Fig. 149,) the cam-plate 10 knitting on the front bank. As soon as the projection 90 on the right-hand side of the bar 85 strikes the stop 91 the bar 85 will be shifted in the opposite direction, thereby moving the cams 19 into alinement with the needles. It

will readily be understood that both sets of knitting-cams 19 are shifted at each halfl round of the machine, one set into action and t the other set out of-action.

Referring now to Figs. 13, 14, and 14a, theV IOO ITO

IZO

` In Figs. 16, 17, and 18 I have shown a modiiied construction for acting upon the single needle, which is elevated above .the rest by means of the projection alsor Z914, so asto cause it to knit with the needles of the other bank. 119, 1192, and 119b are the regular knitting-cams, the latter being laterally slidable and being moved from lett to right by the shanks of the needles striking it in the movement'of the cam-plate from right to left. 119c is a latch or switch cam secured to the end of cam 119, thisv switch-cam dropping by gravity into the position shown in Fig. 16,so as to direct the needles over the cam 119 as the cam-plate moves from right to left. In the reverse movement of the cam-plate all the needles except the one which it is desired shall knit with the opposite bank are just high enough to engage the cam 119i, but not highA enough to engage cam 1191. These needles therefore pass underneath cam 119a and are there rendered inactive. The needle of this bank which it is desired to throw into action is, however, raised just high enough to engage the edge of cam 119d and is thereby caused to be elevated along with the needles of the opposite bank, passing over cam 119", shifting cam 119b from right toleft, and passing underneath cam 119. This modification is somewhat simpler than the device shown in Figs. 13, 14, and 14:2L and is for that reason preferable.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

1. Ina straight-knitting machine, the combination with the knitting-cams and the fashioning-needles, of 'devices for moving said needles independently into or ont of operative position, a roll provided with a series of longitudinally-extending projections of varying extent, means for rotating said roll, one

j or more of said devices being in line of movement of one or more of said projections during the rotationof said roll and adapted to be moved thereby to throw said needles into or out of alinement with the knitting-cams, a frame for supporting said roll, and means for moving said roll longitudinally to dictate the needle-controlling devices to be actuated by said projections.

2. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with the knitting-cams and the fashioning-needles, of devices for moving said needles independently into and out of operative position, a pair of rolls, each provided with longitudinallyextending projections and depressions of varying longitudinal extent, means for simultaneously rotating said rolls, the projections on one roll registering with the depressions on the other r'oll during rotation, said devices being in line of movement of the projections on one or the other of said rolls and adapted to be held or moved thereby to throw-said needles independently into or out of alinement with the knittingcams, and means for shifting said rolls longitudinally to dictate the needle-controlling devices to be actuated `by the projections on each roll.

3. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with the knitting-cams and the regular banks of needles adapted to be operated at each reciprocation of said cams, of the fashioning-needles, devices for moving said fashioning-needles .independently into and out of operative position, and rotatable and longitudinally-movable rolls adapted to inde-v pendently actuate said devices to move the needles into and out of operative position, means for rotating and longitudinally moving said rolls, the shifting of said rolls longitudinally dictating the needle-controlling devices to be actuated, and the rotation of said rolls actuating the same.

4. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with needles, of devices corresponding to the needles and each adapted in its movements to move a corresponding needle into or out of operative position, a pair of rotatable rolls each provided with projections and depressions, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring projections on said roll into alinement with predetermined needles, to respectively throw them into or out. of operative position and means to impart to said rolls a complete revolution after each shifting of the rolls whereby the needles are moved into and out of operation in .a predetermined order.

5. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with the needles, of a pair of rolls extending along the needle-bed, each provided with project-ions and depressions extending longitudinally of said rolls, means enabling projections on said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring said projections into position to so actuate predetermined needles, and means to rotate said rolls after each shitting thereof whereby the needles are moved into andout of operative position in a predetermined order.

6. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with the needles, of a pair of rolls extending along the needle-bed each having a plurality of longitudinally-extending needle-actuating projections out of alinement IOO IIO

with each other and, extending longitudinally j of the rolls, the rolls having relatively depressed portions, means enabling projections bination, with the front and rear banks of the rolls of each pair a simultaneous moveneedles, of needle-actuating devices for each bank, two pairs of rolls adjacent respectively to the front and rear needles, each roll having projections and depressions, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring projections onone or the other roll'of each pair into alinement with predetermined needles, to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, and means to impart to the rolls of each pair a simultaneous movement of rotation after each shifting thereof, wherebythe needles of both banks are moved into and out of opera-tion in a predetermined order.

8. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with the front and rear banks of needles, of two pairs of rolls adjacent respectively to the front and rear needles, each roll having projections and depressions extending longitudinally thereof, means enabling projections on the two rolls of each pair to actuate needles in alinement therewith, to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, means to move the rolls longitudinally to bring projections on one or the other roll of each pair into position to actuate predetermined needles to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, and means to impart to the rolls of each pair a simultaneous movement of rotation after each shifting thereof, whereby the needles of both banks are moved into and out of operative posit-ion in a predetermined order.

9. In a straight-knitting machine, the combination with the front and rear banks of needles, of two pairs of rolls extending respectively longitudinally along and adjacent to the front and rear needles, each roll having a plurality of longitudinally-extending needle-actuating projections out of alinement with each other, and extending longitudinally of said rolls, the rolls having relatively depressed portions, means enabling projections on the two rolls of each pair to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, means whereby said rolls and the projections thereon are shifted longitudinally to bring them into position to actuate predetermined needles to throw them into and out of operative position, means to impart to the rolls of each pair a simultaneous movement of rotation after each shifting thereof, whereby the needles of both banks are moved into and out of operation in a predetermined order.

l0. In a straight-knitting machine,the combination wil h the front and rear banks of needles, of needle-actuating devices for each bank, two pairs of rolls adjacent respectively to the fron t and rear needles, each roll having projections and depressions, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring projections on one or the other' roll of each pair into alinement with predetermined needles to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, and means to impart to ment of rotation after each shiftim,r thereof, whereby the needles of both banks are moved into and out of operation in a predetermined order, and means on one of the rolls whereby one of the needles of either bank is moved into position to, and caused to, knit with the needles of the other bank while the needles of the corresponding bank are out of operation, substantially as described.

ll. In a straight-knitting machine,the combination with the front and rear banks of needles, of needle-actuating devices for each bank, two pairs of rolls adjacent respectively to the front and rear needles, each roll having projections and depressions, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring` projections on one or the other roll of each pair into alinement with predetermined needles, to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, and means to impart to the rolls of each pair a simultaneous movement of rotation after each shifting thereof, whereby the needles of both banks are moved into and out of operation in a predetermined order, one of the projections of one of the rolls of each pair being of different vertical height from the other projections and adapted to shift the device it engages to throw the needle controlled by said device in operative position to knit with the other bank.

l2. Inastraight-knittingmachine,theeombination with the front and rear banks of needles, of two pairs of rolls adjacent respectively to the front and rear needles, each roll having projections and depressions eX- tending longitudinally thereof, means enabling projections on the two rolls of each pair to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw them respectivelyinto .and out of operative position, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring projections on one or the other roll of each pair into position to actuate predetermined needles to throw them respectively into and out of operative position, and means to impart to the rolls of each pair a simultaneous movement of rotation after each shifting thereof,` whereby the needles of both banks are moved into and out of operative position in a predetermined order, and means whereby one of the needles of either bank is moved into posit-ion to, and caused to, knit with the needles of the other bank while the needles of the corresponding bank are out of operation, substantially as described.

13. In a straight-knittingmachine, the combination with the front and rear banks of needles, ol' two pairs of rolls adjacent respectively to the front and rear needles, each roll having projections and depressions eX- tending longitudinally thereof, means enabling projections on the two rolls of each pair to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw them respectivelyinto .and out of operative position, means to move said rolls longitudinally to bring projections on ioo IIO

one or theother roll of each pair into alinement with predetermined needles to throw them respectively in to and ont of operative position, and means to impart to the rolls of each pair a sim nltaneons movement ot` rotation after each shifting thereof, whereby the needles ot' both banks are moved into and ont of operative position in a predetermined orvices for moving said fashioninU-needles int: D

dependently into and ontv of operative position, a pair of rotatable and longitudinallyshiftable rolls for each bank of fashioningneedles, means for rotating and shifting the rolls of each pair simultaneously, each roll having a series of longitudinally-extending projections and depressions of varying lon- Y gitndinal extent, the projections on one roll of a pair registering with the depressions on the other roll of said pair during their rotation, the needle-controlling devices of each bank being in alinement with the projections on one or the other of the corresponding pair of rolls and adapted to be actuated thereby the shifting of said rolls longitudinally dictating the needle-controlling devices to be actuated by the projections on each roll of each pair, the projections on one roll ot each pair being adapted during rotation to hold or throw the needles controlled by the needle-controlling devices in alinement therewith into operative position, while the projections on .the other roll of each pair are adapted to hold or throw the needles controlled by the needlecontrolling devices in alinement therewith out of operative position.

15. In astraight-knitting machine, the combination with two banks of fashioning-n eedles, and the knitting-cams, of devices for moving said fashioning-needles independentlyinto or out of operative position, a rotatable roll for each bankof fashioning-needles, and projections on said roll, means for rotating said roll,

one or more of said devices being in line ofmovement of one or more of said projections and adapted to be actuated thereby to move orhold said needles in operative position in their respective banks, one of said projections being of greater vertical height than the other projection and adapted to shift the device it engages to throw the needle controlled by said device into operative positionto knit with the other bank.

16. In astraight-knitting machine, the coinbination, with the knitting-cams, and the regular banks of needles adapted to be operated at each reciprocation of said cams, of the fashioning-needles, devices for moving said fashioning-needles independently into and ont of operative position, and rotatable and longitndinally-movable rolls provided with projections of varying longitudinal eX- tent adapted to independently actuate said needle-con trolling devices to move the needles into and ont of operative position, a projection on one or more of the rolls of'a different height from thetirst-mentioned projections and adapted to actuate one of the needle-controlling devices to move its corresponding needle into operative position to knit with the needles oi" the other bank, means for rotating and longiti'ldinally'moving said rolls the shifting of said rolls longitudinally dictating the needle-controlling devices to be actuated, and the rotation of the rolls actuating the same.

17. The combination with the two banks of fashioning-needles, an d the knitting-cams, of the pivoted levers 14 adapted to raise and lower the needles into and ont of alinement with theknitting-cams, the two pairs of rolls 15, 16 and 17, 1S and longitudinally-extending projections on each roll of each pair in alinement with certain of said levers, the said projections being partially cnt away, means for rotating the rolls of each pair simultaneously, the projections on each roll of each pair alining respectively with the projections, and registering respectively with the cnt-away portions, on the other roll of said pair, and adapted to independently actuate said levers, and means to shift said rolls longitudinally, whereby different series of needlelevers are acted upon by the said rolls.l

18. The combination with thetwo banks of t'ashioning-needles, and the knitting-cams, of the pivoted levers 14 adapted to raise and lower the needles out of alinement .with the knitting-cams, the two pairs of rolls 15, 16 and 17, 18 and longitudinally-extending projections on each-roll of each pair, the said projections being partially cut away, means for rotating the rolls of each pair simultaneously, the projections on each roll of each pair alining respectively with the projections, and registering respectively with the cnt-away portions, on the other roll of said pair, the levers 14 on each bank extending between the corresponding pair of rolls the projections on one roll of each pair being adapted to actuate said levers to raise said needles into alinement with the knitting-cams, while the projections on the other roll of said pair are adapted to actuate said levers to depress said needles out of alinement with the knitting-cams, one projection on one roll of each pair being of greater height above the periphery ot' the roll than the other projections of said roll and adapted to actuate the lever engaged by it to raise the corresponding needle above the point to which the needles engaged by the other projections of said roll are raised, and a cam adapted to cooperate with the needle raised to the greater height.

19. The combination with the two banks of fashioning needles, of pattern mechanism 'IOO IIO

for the needles, means enabling the pattern mechanism to actuate needles in alinement therewith, a device carried by the pattern mechanism for moving at a predetermined time one of the needles of either bank to a different Vertical height from the other nee dles of said bank, the knitting-cams for each bank, and a cam moving with the knitting cams of each bank, in line of movement of, and adapted to actuate, the said needle raised to a different height, during the return movement of the corresponding knitting-cams, and during the actuating of the needles of the other bank, whereby said needle is caused to knit with the needles of the other bank.

20. The combination with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto having projections, means enabling said projections to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a shaft for rotating said rolls, a cam on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral projections, cam-plates adapted to reciprocate longitudinally of the shaft and to alternately engage said cam between said projections to rotate said cam and shaft on their entering movement, and means Vfor reciprocating said cam-plates.

2l. The combination with the needles,of rotatable rolls adjacent thereto having projections, means enabling said projections to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a shaft for rotating said rolls, a cam on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral projections, beveled cam-plates on opposite sides of said cam and adapted to reciprocate longitudinally of the shaft, and means for reciprocating said cam-plates in unison, whereby said projections are consecutively engaged by each of said cam-plates alternately to rotate the cam and shaft in their forward movement.

22. 'lhe combination with the needles, of rotatable rolls adjacent thereto having projections, means enabling said projections to ac tuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a shaft for rotating said rolls, a cam on said shaft having a plurality of peripheral beveled projections, beveled cam-plates on opposite sides of said cam at different radial point-s and adapted to reciprocate longitudinally of the shaft, means for reciprocating said cam plates in unison to cause said cam-plaies to alternately engage said cam between said projections, whereby said projections are consecutively engaged by each of said cam-plates alternately to rotate the cam and cam-shaft in their forward movement.

23.- rlhe combination with the fashioningneedles, of a rod adapted to be reciprocated, mechanism actuated by the reciprocation of said rod to throw said needles into and out of operative position, lugs on said rod, a con sianily-reciprocating lug, the pattern mechanism, and means actuated by the pattern mechanism t-o move said rbd and thereby more said lugs into alinement witli the conjstantly-reciprocating lug, whereby said rod is reciprocated.

24. The combination with the needles,of ro-l tatable rol ls,adjacent thereto,means enabling said rolls to acluate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a shaft for rotating said rolls, a cam on said shaft having a plurality of projections, beveled cain-plates on opposite sides of said cam, a rod connected with said cam-plates, lugs on said rod, aconstantly-re eiprocatin g lug, the pattern mechanism, and means actuated by the pattern mechanism to move said rod and thereby move said lugs into' alinement with the constanfly-reciprocating lug whereby said rod is reciprocated, and said cam-plates reciprocated in unison to cause said projections to be consecutively engaged by both of said cam-plates alternately. I

25. The combination with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a shaft for rotating said rolls, a cam on said shaft, cam-plates adapted to engage and turn said cam, a rod connected to said cam-plates, a constantly-reci procated device, the pattern mechanism, and means actuated by the pattern mechanism to move said rod into position to be engagedby the constantlyreciprocating device, whereby said rod and the cam-plates are reci procated and the camplates caused to alternately engage said cam to turn the same and actuate the needle-actuating rolls.

26. The combination with the needles ofthe needle -eontrolling rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, a sliding frame in which said rolls are journaled, a shaft for rotating said rolls,a cam on said shaft, and mechanism for sliding said frame longitudinally adapted to be engaged by said cam at a predetermined point in the rotation of said shaft.

27. The combination with the needles,of the needle controlling rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to act'uate needles in alinement therewith, a sliding frame in which said rolls are journaled, a rack on said frame, a pawl engaging said rack, a shaft, a cam on said shaft, means for rotating said shaft/,and pawl-actuating mechanism adapted to be engaged by said cam at a predetermined point in the rotation of said shaft, whereby the frame is shifted to longitudinally shif said rolls.

28. The combination with the needles,of the needle controlling rolls, adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, a sliding frame in which said rolls are journaled, a rack on said frame, a pawl engaging said rack, a shaft, a cam on said shaft, means for rotating said shaft, a bar adapted to be engaged by said cam, a bell-crank, one end connected to said IOO IIO

IZO

bar and the other end to the pawl, whereby at a predetermined point in the rotation of f said shaft the said cam engages and shifts said bar, causing the bell-crank to move said pawl to engage said rack and shift said frame and rolls longitudinally. 29. The combination with the needles,of the needlecontrolling rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, a sliding frame in which said rolls are journaled, a rack on said frame, a pawl engaging said rack, a shaft, a cam on said shaft, means for rotating said shaft,and paWl-actuating mechanism adapted lto be engaged by said cam at a predetermined point in the rotation of said shaft, whereby the frame is shifted to longitudinally shift said rolls, and a holding-pawl for retaining said rack and frame in its shifted position' during' the disengagement of the shifting-pawl.

30. The combination with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a cam for rotating said rolls, cam-plates adapted to engage and turn said cam, means for actuating said cam-plates, a sliding frame in which said rolls are journaled, a second cam actuated by the firstnamed cam, and mechanism for sliding said frame longitudinally adapted to be engaged by the second cam at a predetermined point in its rotation.

3l. The combination with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls toactuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, a cam for rotating said rolls, cam-plates adapted to engage and turn said cam, a rod connected to said cam-plates, a constantly-reciprocated device, the pattern mechanism, means actuated by the pattern mechanism to move saidrod into position to be engaged by the constantly-reciprocating device, whereby said rod and the cam-plates -are reciprocated and the cam-plates caused to alternately engage said cam to turn 'the same and the needle-actuating rolls, a sliding frame in which said rolls are journaled, a second cam'actuated by the lturning of the first-named cam, and mechanism for sliding said frame longitudinally adapted to be engaged by the second cam at a predetermined point in'its rotation.'

32. The combination With the needles, the needle controlling rolls, adjacent thereto,

- means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, and a sliding frame in which said rolls arejournaled, of a constantlyreciprocated device, a rod, the pattern mechanism, means actuated by the pattern mechanism to move said rod into position to be engaged by the constantly-reciprocated device, and roll-turning and roll-frame-shitting mechanism adapted to be actuated by the reciprocation of said rod.

33.' The combination with the needles, the

needle controlling rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, and a frame in which said rolls are journaled, of a constantly-reciprocated device, a rod, the pattern mechanism, means actuated by the pattern mechanism to move said rod into position to be engaged by the constantly-reciprocated device, roll-turning mechanism adapted to be actuated by the reciprocation of said rod, and roll-frame-shifting mechanism adapted to be actuated by the roll-turning mechanism.

34. The combination with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith to move the same into and out of operative position, means for shifting said rolls longitudinally in one direction to dictate the needles to be moved into and out of operative position, means for turning the rolls to actuate the needles; and mechanism to shift said rolls to their initial positions.

35. The combination, with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith to move the same into and out of operative position, a frame in which said rolls are journaled, means for shifting said roll-frame step by step longitudinally in one direction, a spring tending to return said roll-frame to its initial position, holding devices to normally hold said frame in its advanced positions, means for releasing said holding devices to permit said spring to act to return said roll-frame to its initial position.

36. The combination, with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith to move the same into and out of operative position, 'a frame in which said rolls are journaled, means for shifting said roll-frame step by step longitudinally in one direction, a spring tending to return said roll-frame to its initial position, a cam having a cut-away portion and rotated and shifted in unison with said rolls, a lever on the frame of the machine and adapted to engage said cam and hold said rolls from returning until the cut-away portionlof said cam is brought into alinement with said lever by the rotation of said cam.

37. The combination, with the needles,of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in. alinement therewith to move the same into and out of operative position, a frame in which said rolls` are journaled, a rack on said frame, a pawl engaging said rack to shift said roll-frame step by step longitudinally, a holding-pawl engaging said rack, means for actuating said shifting-pawl, a spring tending to return said rollframe to its initial position, means for throwing said pawls out of engagement, a cam havinga cut-away portion and rotated and. shifted in unison with said rolls and a ieveron the frame of the machine adapted to engage said cam and hoid said rolls from returning during the disengagement ofV said pawls and until IIC IZO

the cut-away portion of said cam is brought into alinement with said lever by the rotation of said cam.

38. The combination with the needles, of rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement there with to move the same into and out of operative position, a fraine in which said rolls are journaled, a rack on said frame, a pawl eugaging said rack to shift said roll-frame step by step longitudinally, a holding-pawl, engaging said rack, means for actuating said shifting-pawl, a spring tending to return said roll-frame to its initial position, means for throwing said pawls out of engagement, and means for holding said roll-frame from returning after said pawls are disengaged and until said rolls have completed a predetermined movement of rotation.

39. The combination with the needles and the needle-actuating rolls adjacent thereto enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, of a constantly-reciprocating device, roll-turning and roll-shifting mechanism, the pattern mechanism, means actuated by the pattern -mechanism to throw said roll- `turning and roll-shifting mechanism int-o engagement with the constantly-reciprocated device, and means actuated by the pattern mechanism to throw said roll-shifting mechanism out of operation.

40. The combination with the needles and the needle-actuating rolls adjacent thereto means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith, of a constantly-reciprocating device, roll-turning and roll-shifting mechanism, the pattern mechanism, means actuated by the pattern mechanism, to throw said roll-turning and rollshifting mechanism into engagement with the constantly-reciprocated device, and means actuated by the pattern mechanism to throw said roll-shifting mechanism out of operation, means tending to shift said rolls back to their initial position, and holding devices adapted to hold said rolls from returning after the throwing out of op eration of the roll-shifting mechanism and until the roll-turning mechanism has imparted to said rolls a predetermined movement of rotation.

4l. The combination, with the needles, of mechanism for moving the same into and out of operative position, a rod adapted to be reciprocated to actuate said mechanism, a com stantly-reciprocated device, a cam engaging said rod, a ratchet for rotating said cam, a pawl adapted to be reciprocated and to engage said ratchet, a guard-lever adapted to guard said pawl from engaginUr said ratchet, and pattern mechanism adapted to move said guard-lever to permit said pawl to actuate said ratchet and rotate said cam, and move said rod into position to be engaged by the constantly-reciprocated device.

42. The combination, with the needles, of mechanism for moving the same into and ont of operative position, a rod adapted to be re` ciprocated to actuate said mechanism,a constantly-reciprocated device, a cam engaging said rod, a ratchet for rotating said cam, one of the teeth of said ratchet being out of alinement with the other teeth thereof, a reciproeating pawl, a guard-lever located iin such relation to the cam as to guard said pawl from engaging the tirst-named tooth only, and pattern mechanism adapted to control and move said guard-lever to permit said pawl to engage said tooth, whereupon said pawl will engage all the teeth of said ratchet successively, rotating said cam, moving said rod, and holding said rod in position to be engaged by the constantly-reciprocated device until after said pattern mechanism has returned said guard-lever and until said ratchet and cam have been returned to their initial position.

43. The combination, with the needles, of the rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuate needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, the roll-turning mechanism, mechanism for shifting the rolls forwardly step by step, devices for rendering the roll-shifting mechanism inoperative, and a pattern-drum, adapted to engage and throw said roll-shifting and roll-turning mechanism into operation and to engage and actuate said devices.

44. The combination, with the needles, of the rolls adjacent thereto, means enabling said rolls to actuatc needles in alinement therewith to throw the same into and out of operative position, the roll-turning mechanism, mechanism for shifting the rolls forwardly step by step, devices for disengagling the roll-shifting mechanism vfrom the rolls, a pattern-drum adapted to engage and throw said roll-shiftingand roll-turning mechanism into operation and to engage and actuate said roll-shifting disengaging devices, means for shifting back the rolls after the disengagement therefrom of the roll-shifting devices and holding devices acting to restrain the rolls from shifting back until the roll-turning mechanism has imparted to said rolls a predetermined movement of rotation.

45. In a pattern mechanism for knittingmachines, the combination with the patternchain, of a ratchet tor advancing the patternchain, a pawl-carrying device, a pawl carried thereby engaging said ratchet, means for constantly reciprocating said pawl-carrying de- Vice, a pattern-drum, a ratchet for turning said drum, said ratchet having alternate long and short teeth, a second pawl on the pawlcarrying device normally playing ou a long tooth of said drum-ratchet, a third pawl normally resting on a short tooth of said drumratchet, a second inurl-carrying device carrying said third pawl and in line of travel of the pattern-cham, whereby the ad vaneement of said chain actuales said second pawl`carrying device and the pawl carried thereby to turn the pattern-drum, to enable the second IOS.)

IIO 

